Section: Foreign Policy (USA)
Situation Report: SEALs in Afghanistan accused of abuse; DefSec Carter in email flap; Baghdad rejects U.S. help; Putin admits troops in Ukraine; defense contractor drama; Germany flying over Syria; and lots more
By Paul McLeary with Adam Rawnsley Big news: Despite graphic and detailed testimony from several U.S. soldiers and Navy personnel that U.S. Navy SEALs viciously abused Afghan detainees and randomly shot at locals while deployed to a small outpost in Afghanistan in 2012, the commandos have been cleared of any wrongdoing, according to a potentially...
Watch Ukraine’s Interior Minister Throw Water at the Former President of Georgia
Footage has been released of a tense fight between Ukrainian government officials. …read more Source: Foreign...
Brawls in Ukraine’s Parliament Are Almost as Good as Hockey Fights
Fights broke out in Ukraine’s parliament Friday, and it was far from the first time. …read more Source: Foreign...
For Putin, The War on Terror Makes for Good Politics
Russian President Vladimir Putin gave his annual address on Thursday. Ukraine was conspicuously absent, but the war on terrorism was not. …read more Source: Foreign...
Eka Zguladze-Glucksmann
For Instilling the Maidan’s Spirit in Ukraine’s Police Force …read more Source: Foreign...
Situation Report: Turkey downs Russian jet; the Dutch and Brits mull striking Syria; details of the U.S. role in the Saudi bombing campaign in Yemen; U.S. Special Ops arrive in Ukraine; and lots more
By Paul McLeary with Adam Rawnsley BREAKING: Turkey shot down a Russian jet it says violated Turkish airspace on Tuesday, after Turkish officials say they warned the jet to turn around “10 times within five minutes” when it strayed into Turkish airspace. The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed that one of its jets was shot … …read...
LGBT Gains in Ukraine Are in Danger
Ukraine just passed some surprisingly progressive LGBT protections — but they might not last longer than a few weeks. …read more Source: Foreign...
Oligarchs on the Airwaves
Ukraine’s top TV channels are controlled by powerful business interests — and they aren’t shy about making sure the coverage goes their way. …read more Source: Foreign...
Ukraine Chooses Homophobia Over Europe
Ukrainians had a revolution to move closer to Europe. But they’re not ready to embrace European values. …read more Source: Foreign...
Situation Report: Marines fighting in Fallujah?; Gitmo plan coming; think tank infighting; more bombs for Middle East allies; Ukraine cyber troubles; and lots more
By Paul McLeary What we talk about when we talk about Anbar. Are U.S. Marine special operations forces in Iraq doing more than just training? “There’re a lot of bad guys in Fallujah getting shot in the head from pretty far away, outside the capability of the mentored troops,” one western official working with the … …read more...
